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Marseille airport closed as high winds fan wildfire in southern France

LES PENNES-MIRABEAU, FRANCE, JUL 8 – The wildfire near Les Pennes-Mirabeau has burned over 350 hectares and forced Marseille Provence Airport to close, disrupting flights and stranding tourists, officials said.

  • On Tuesday, July 8, just before midday, a wildfire ignited in the Marseille Forest in southern France and quickly expanded to cover approximately 350 hectares.
  • The fire spread quickly due to strong mistral winds, reaching up to 70 kilometres per hour, after a 16-day heatwave that officially ended on the preceding Friday.
  • Authorities closed Marseille Provence airport and the A9 autoroute to Spain temporarily while more than 1,000 firefighters battled flames overnight, with six homes partially affected.
  • Local official Christian Pouget reported that the blaze remains uncontrolled, while residents described heavy smoke, falling ash, and some homes already catching fire in parts of Marseille.
  • The ongoing blaze amid heatwave conditions signals a continued high risk of fires, prompting evacuation orders and public warnings to avoid outdoor activities and emergency route obstruction.
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They have been accommodated, among other places, in secondary schools that have been made available to accommodate victims.

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The traffic from Marseille-Provence airport had been suspended since mid-day to "let the planes and helicopters bombarders d ́eau work".

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France wildfire shuts down Marseille airport, halts trains

A wildfire in southern France on Tuesday forced Marseille airport to close and interrupted train traffic as the blaze spread rapidly to the edges of the city.

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720 firefighters are operating on the front line with 220 vehicles, helicopters and aircraft, while two residential complexes have already been evacuated - 9 firefighters with smoke inhalation

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France Bleu broke the news in on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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